Baseline characteristics in expedited and routine surgery groups
| Expedited group (n = 154) | Routine group (n = 152) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | Range | Median | Range | |
| Age (years) | 78.8 | 70–95 | 78.1 | 70–90 |
| Days from referral to clinic appointment | 92 | 0–354 | 101 | 0–494 |
| Days from clinic appointment to operation | 42 | 7–220 | 350 | 143–493 |
| Number of co-morbid diagnoses | 8 | 5–11 | 8 | 4–10 |
| Number of drugs | 4 | 0–15 | 3.5 | 0–15 |
| Social support deficits/6 | 1 | 0–3 | 0 | 0–5 |
| Mini mental state /30 | 27 | 15–30 | 27 | 18–30 |
| Activity scale | 4.7 | 0.1–27.3 | 4.6 | 0.4–30.6 |
| HADS anxiety/28 | 7 | 0–18 | 6 | 0–19 |
| HADS depression/28 | 4 | 1–14 | 4 | 0–16 |
| Barthel index/20 | 18 | 10–20 | 19 | 15–20 |
| Confidence (FES)/30 | 90 | 23–100 | 93 | 73–100 |
| Euroqol/1.0 | 0.73 | −0.06–1.0 | 0.77 | −0.08–1.0 |
| London Handicap Scale/100 | 83.9 | 47–100 | 86.2 | 50–100 |
| Visual disability VF-14/100 | 79.5 | 38–100 | 82.5 | 43–100 |
| Corrected visual acuity (logMAR) | 0.28 | −0.06–0.96 | 0.28 | −0.08–0.94 |
| Unaided acuity (logMAR) | 0.50 | 0.0–1.36 | 0.54 | 0.04–1.32 |
| Pinhole acuity (logMAR) | 0.20 | 0–0.6 | 0.20 | −0.18–0.70 |
| Contrast sensitivity (Pelli-Robson, dB) | 1.35 | 0.35–1.95 | 1.35 | 0.05–1.80 |